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Population
In October 2023, 4,927 persons obtained the Belgian nationality. The main countries of origin of people who acquired Belgian nationality in October are Morocco, Syria, Romania, Afghanistan and Poland. These...
Enterprises
Value of industrial production in euros according to the main activity of the unit 2023 (October). Deliveries in value and in quantity according to the NACE, the CPA and the...
Housing
Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, publishes today the figures on building permits until September 2023. For the most recent month available, September 2023, building permits were issued for 2,101 new...
Population
Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 31 December 2023. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...
Economic indicators
In November 2023, the seasonally adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 3.8% compared to October 2023. The calendar adjusted production index reflected a decrease of 11.7% compared to November...
Agriculture & fishery
Between October and November 2023, the price index for agricultural plant products rose by 12.7%, driven by the recovery in prices for ware potatoes on the free market. The agricultural...
Enterprises
During the week from 1 to 7 January included (week 1), the business courts pronounced 127 bankruptcies, resulting in a total of 278 job losses. So the number of bankruptcies...
Economic indicators
Retail trade registered a decrease in its volume compared to November 2022 Compared to November 2022, the volume of sales in retail trade, excluding fuels, has decreased by 4.2%. In...
Population
Statbel has updated its provisional mortality figures until 24 December 2023. We have been able to refine our publication on mortality per day in Belgium and we publish now data...
Agriculture & fishery
In 2022, the certified organic areas have increased by 1.0%. This admittedly positive trend confirms a slowdown in the expansion of organic crops. In fact, growth in 2021 was 3%...